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           "That’sright,"saidGandalf. "Let’shavenomoreargument. IhavechosenMr.Bagginsandthatoughttobeenoughforallofyou. IfIsayheisaBurglar,aBurglarheis,orwillbewhenthetimecomes. Thereisalotmoreinhimthanyouguess,andadealmorethanhehasanyideaofhimself. Youmay(possibly)alllivetothankmeyet. NowBilbo,myboy,fetchthelamp,andlet’shavelittlelightonthis!" 

           Onthetableinthelightofabiglampwitharedshadhespreadapieceofparchmentratherlikeamap. 

           "ThiswasmadebyThror,yourgrandfather,Thorin,hesaidinanswertothedwarves’excitedquestions. "ItisaplanoftheMountain. ""Idon’tseethatthiswillhelpusmuch,"saidThorindisappointedlyafteraglance. "IremembertheMountainwellenoughandthelandsaboutit. AndIknowwhereMirkwoodis,andtheWitheredHeathwherethegreatdragonsbred." 

           "ThereisadragonmarkedinredontheMountain,saidBalin,"butitwillbeeasyenoughtofindhimwithoutthat,ifeverwearrivethere. ""Thereisonepointthatyouhaven’tnoticed,"saidthewizard,"andthatisthesecretentrance. YouseethatruneontheWestside,andthehandpointingtoitfromtheotherrunes? ThatmarksahiddenpassagetotheLowerHalls. 

           "Itmayhavebeensecretonce,"saidThorin,"buthowdoweknowthatitissecretanylonger? OldSmaughadlivedtherelongenoughnowtofindoutanythingthereistoknowaboutthosecaves." 

           "Hemay-buthecan’thaveuseditforyearsandyears. "Why? ""Becauseitistoosmall.